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Theokratie |
Pronunciation : The*oc"ra*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. th?ocratie. See Theism, and cf. Democracy.]
Definition : 1. Government of a state by the immediate direction or administration of God; hence, the exercise of political authority by priests as representing the Deity.
2. The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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